Late Cretaceous/Paleogene West Antarctica Terrestrial Biota and its Intercontinental Affinities /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Reguero, Marcelo. (Autor), Goin, Francisco. (Autor), Acosta Hospitaleche, Carolina. (Autor), Dutra, Tania. (Autor), Marenssi, Sergio. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • West Antarctica (WANT): tectonics and paleogeography
  • -East Antarctica (EANT)/West Antarctica (WANT), gondwanic paleobiogeography
  • Late Cretaceous/Paleogene stratigraphy of the James Ross Basin
  • -Late Cretaceous
  • -Paleogene
  • South America/West Antarctica: Pacific affinities of the Paleogene Weddellian marine/coastal vertebrates
  • -Late Cretaceous/Paleogene marine fossil vertebrates of the James Ross Basin
  • -Weddellian Sphenisciformes: systematics, stratigraphy, biogeography and phylogeny
  • The terrestrial biotic dimension of WANT
  • -West Antarctica paleoflora
  • -Late Cretaceous terrestrial vertebrates of the James Ross Basin
  • -Paleogene terrestrial vertebrates of the James Ross Basin
  • -Paleogene reconstruction of the Cucullaea I (Ypresian) and Submeseta (Priabonian) biotas
  • -Correlation of the Cucullaea I terrestrial fauna with Early Paleogene Patagonian faunas
  • -WANT terrestrial biota and its intercontinental relationships.